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Visitor Visa - B2
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B2 visa experience in Ottawa, Canada.
Hello Everyone,
Last time I tried to post my visa experience, it didn't posted on this website, so I'm going to try again to help people in Canada. I'm going to shorten my post significantly. I am an Indian citizen.
Concerns: I was young and single and working at a restaurant in Canada.
Positive: I was in Canada for over 3.5 years and had a PGWP for a long duration.
The US embassy in Ottawa sends all it's documents via loomis so if you're visa is approved, you can pick up your passport from the nearest loomis. For the DS-160, they accept cash and also prepaid credit cards that you can get at any Petro Canada store in Canada.
I drove to Ottawa from my city in Southern Ontario and got a motel in Ottawa for 50 bucks a night. I chose Ottawa because it's very hard to get appointments in Toronto and it usually takes 18-20 days in the busy season.
Interview:
(Fingerprinting is done before the interview in a different counter)
Vo- Good morning, how are you.
Me: I'm good and you.
Vo: How long have you been in Canada and your status?
Me: For over 3.5 years and on a post graduate work permit.
Vo: Did you studied in Canada?
Me: Yes, I was a student in the field of Business.
Vo: What you do for work?
Me: I'm working at a restaurant
Vo: You graduated in Business and you're working at a restaurant?
Me: *I was expecting this question* I told him that I was gaining work experience and since my pay was decent, I'm continuing this job.
Vo: Any friends or family in the US or Canada?
Me: Just friends in Canada, nobody in the US.
Vo: Why do want to visit the US?
Me: For cross bordering shopping to Buffalo in New York on the weekends. I also told him that I had my own car.
After that he gave me a white sheet of paper and told me that my visa is approved.
Please do note that if I was in a similar situation in India, my visa would've been rejected but since the wages are higher in Canada and it's a first world country, I got it. However please don't compare it if you live a developing nation.
Hopefully immihelp will post my experience so it can help Indians and other nationalities in Canada looking to apply for their B1/B2 visa. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Last time I tried to post my visa experience, it didn't posted on this website, so I'm going to try again to help people in Canada. I'm going to shorten my post significantly. I am an Indian citizen.
Concerns: I was young and single and working at a restaurant in Canada.
Positive: I was in Canada for over 3.5 years and had a PGWP for a long duration.
The US embassy in Ottawa sends all it's documents via loomis so if you're visa is approved, you can pick up your passport from the nearest loomis. For the DS-160, they accept cash and also prepaid credit cards that you can get at any Petro Canada store in Canada.
I drove to Ottawa from my city in Southern Ontario and got a motel in Ottawa for 50 bucks a night. I chose Ottawa because it's very hard to get appointments in Toronto and it usually takes 18-20 days in the busy season.
Interview:
(Fingerprinting is done before the interview in a different counter)
Vo- Good morning, how are you.
Me: I'm good and you.
Vo: How long have you been in Canada and your status?
Me: For over 3.5 years and on a post graduate work permit.
Vo: Did you studied in Canada?
Me: Yes, I was a student in the field of Business.
Vo: What you do for work?
Me: I'm working at a restaurant
Vo: You graduated in Business and you're working at a restaurant?
Me: *I was expecting this question* I told him that I was gaining work experience and since my pay was decent, I'm continuing this job.
Vo: Any friends or family in the US or Canada?
Me: Just friends in Canada, nobody in the US.
Vo: Why do want to visit the US?
Me: For cross bordering shopping to Buffalo in New York on the weekends. I also told him that I had my own car.
After that he gave me a white sheet of paper and told me that my visa is approved.
Please do note that if I was in a similar situation in India, my visa would've been rejected but since the wages are higher in Canada and it's a first world country, I got it. However please don't compare it if you live a developing nation.
Hopefully immihelp will post my experience so it can help Indians and other nationalities in Canada looking to apply for their B1/B2 visa. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
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